Joe Ingles missed the game with a leg injury, leaving Dante Exum as the lone Aussie on the Jazz squad, with the fifth-year point guard showing plenty of encouraging signs in his 20 minutes of action.

Exum dished out a game-high six assists, adding one rebound and three points, constantly pushing the pace and getting the Jazz out in transition. More importantly for the Jazz, the scoreline reflected their play as they had 32 assists on 52 made field goals, much to Exum's delight.

"I thought it was great," Exum sad in his post-game interview of the Jazz's performance.

"You know, I think definitely when the second group came in we tried to push the ball as much as possible."

That second group was led by rookie Grayson Allen, who scored a game-high 19 points, including five threes, along with Alec Burkes (18 pts), Jae Crowder (13 pts) Tony Bradley (12 pts) and Exum.

"Grayson [Allen] had a great game, you know being able to shoot the ball and A.B. [Alec Burks] doing A.B. things," Exum added. "So we've got good depth this year and hopefully we continue to grow on that."

The competition for minutes in the backcourt is going to be one of the most interesting storylines in Utah this season, with Exum and Burks back healthy and Allen showing he's ready to contribute right away.

The trio will largely be used to back up Ricky Rubio and Donovan Mitchell, but with so much talent at their disposal, expect to see more three-guard lineups in Salt Lake City this season.

The Jazz continue their NBLxNBA pre-season action on Saturday 6 October when they face the Adelaide 36ers, available on NBA League Pass.